Synopsis:
The film is set in the distant future. Global warming has caused
Earth's ice caps to melt and much of the planet is under water.Humans
are forced to limit the number of children they have due to the
world's limited resources. When the son of Monica and Henry Swinton
becomes terminally ill, they have him cryogenically frozen while
waiting for a cure. Childless and grieving, they're perfect candidates
for a new project being developed by Henry's company, Cybertronics.
Professor Hobby, who creates David, a robot -- or a mecha, as
they're called -- unlike any other made in this robot-infested
world of the future. David has been programmed to love, and be
loved in return by humans. These new robots can be the children
that many humans could never have in this brave new world. When
situations occur which make keeping David impossible, the Swintons
are forced to return him to Cybertronics to be destroyed. But
at the last minute, Monica weakens and releases the boy into the
woods -- with only his robotic teddy bear for company -- leaving
instructions for him to stay away from humans and only seek out
his own kind.
Duration: 145 minutes.
The Crew:
Haley Joel Osment as David
Jude Law as Gigolo Joe
Frances O'Connor as Monica
Swinton
Sam Robards as Henry Swinton
Jake Thomas as Martin Swinton
William Hurt as Professor Hobby
Brendan Gleeson as Lord
Johnson
Written and Directed by : Steven
Spielberg
Produced by :Kathleen Kennedy, Steven
Spielberg and Bonnie Curtis
Cinematographer: Janusz Kaminski
Review:
It's a prophecy and a fairy tale within a bold sci-fi film .
(Time)
Steven Spielberg's A.I. Artificial Intelligence is pure magic,
a three-act movie fantasy that transports us -- as the best films
do -- to a world of its own, a place of ambiguous joy and delirious
terror. This genuinely spellbinding fairy tale touches chords
both dissonant and universal. (Chicago
Tribune)
The film is never less than fascinating. Certain to open big,
"A.I." has plenty for audiences and critics to glom onto -- a
riveting, awesome performance by child actor Haley Joel Osment;
brilliant production design and special effects; and a provocative
theme that in these days of synthetic life forms and genetic tampering
is worth re-examining. (Hollywood Reporter)
..... is neither fish nor fowl, hot or cold. At best it's brilliant,
but lukewarm -- lacking Spielberg's emotional heat .(CNN
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